Interesting tidbit about ammo belt links

[copeab]

8-Gauge is for wimps! Get yourself the Russian KS-23! That sucker is 23mm -- the equivalent of a 4-Gauge!

There's something to be said for a shotgun using old 23mm cannon barrels ...

[pmulcahy11b]

At one point, revolver firing the same round was designed, for issue to paratroopers to reduce the different number of ammo types. However, while the round produced very little kick in a carbine, it had jaring recoil in a handgun and the project was dropped.

Actually, there are a few companies who make revolvers chambered for .30 Carbine these days (Taurus comes immediately to mind with their Raging Thirty), but such revolvers are generally heavyweight handfuls. Back when all those different models of the AutoMag were being built by Galena, they chambered one of those for .30 Carbine, but that was a very heavy handgun as well, with a long barrel (IIRC, 8 inches, with a muzzle brake).

[copeab]

Actually, there are a few companies who make revolvers chambered for .30 Carbine these days (Taurus comes immediately to mind with their Raging Thirty), but such revolvers are generally heavyweight handfuls. Back when all those different models of the AutoMag were being built by Galena, they chambered one of those for .30 Carbine, but that was a very heavy handgun as well, with a long barrel (IIRC, 8 inches, with a muzzle brake).

I'm not surprised. My reference was to a sidearm for general issue to WWII paratroopers.

[General Pain]

There's something to be said for a shotgun using old 23mm cannon barrels ...

mmmmmmmmmmmmm....the General wants......

[pmulcahy11b]

mmmmmmmmmmmmm....the General wants......

It's on my site...Russian Pump-Action Shotguns.

[Legbreaker]

Interesting but I see two problems with it.

A) it's not double barrel

and

B) it's not sawn off

[Targan]

Then buy two KS-23s, a roll of gaffer tape and a hacksaw.

[pmulcahy11b]

Interesting but I see two problems with it.

A) it's not double barrel

and

B) it's not sawn off

That would be an interesting weapon to work up -- two KS-23s wired together and with the barrels sawn-off...

[copeab]

Interesting but I see two problems with it.

A) it's not double barrel

and

B) it's not sawn off

There is a version with a folding stock.

[weswood]

Here's a link to that monster:

http://world.guns.ru/shotgun/sh30-e.htm

[Legbreaker]

Ok, now try keeping it down to a bulk of 3 or less....



And then theres this from Pauls own site...

Twilight 2000 Notes: This weapon does not exist in the Twilight 2000 timeline.

So, I'll stick with the double barrel sawn off 8 gauge thanks.

[jester]

What I have been partial to lately is the PTR 14.5 anti tank rifle with a sawn off barrel as a personal weapon.


As for .30 carbine pistols, AMT made one, and lets not forget Ruger made many of their revolvers in .30 carbine.

[ChalkLine]

Meh, if it's not 40mm, it's not serious!

[Caradhras]

Never having fired a shotgun, be kind but....

Would the recoil on that KS-23 or the beast in the picture make it extremely unwieldy

[Targan]

Would the recoil on that KS-23 or the beast in the picture make it extremely unwieldy

Maybe for a pussy, not for a real man. Heh heh.